user: #B91600 - subject: Missing Hat

[heartsteals]

[ contrary to his fairly casual way of speaking, Lupin types on the forums exactly the way you'd expect a gentleman from the 1800s to write a letter. ]

My dear fellow abductees,

The recent events involving Shadows and Shadow-Monsters led to the unfortunate loss of my hat; with their activity subsided, I assumed that my stolen goods would be returned to me. However, it appears they had one last prank to play on me: I am reunited with a hat, but not my own. It is a navy blue pork pie hat with a red and white ribbon, adorned with a cute pink flower. I've attached a rather poor image of it - my description may be of more use.

[ attached is an artistic depiction of a hat. He did his best with the laptop touchpad and the paint program... ]

If you are the owner of this hat, it shall be returned to you. And if you have my hat - a fine silk top hat with a red tie - this is a notice of my intention to take it back, if you will not hand it over yourself.

Cordialement,
Lupin

PS: Do we have a name for our Town yet?

Comments

[crowsigliere]

Please. This boy has a jacket with a belt that goes nowhere and a vest with dumb frills on the bottom. Much as he might argue otherwise, he wouldn't know fashion if it bit him in the ass--and he STILL knows that this unnecessary gear nonsense doesn't fit the bill!

Still, he stops playing with the hat, opting instead to push off of the wall he'd been leaning against to meet Lupin as he nears.

"Do I seem like someone who would lie?"

He's certainly grinning like the type of person who would, and does, often. But that's neither here nor there, since he does seem to be telling the truth this time! And all his usual methods of making an exchange like this difficult rely on things that just don't exist in this town yet. Lucky break.

"It's trouble enough to have it stolen in the first place, I think."

[heartsteals]

[ yeah, he's not going to answer that question for your benefit, kyrie. ]

My thoughts exactly. I'm glad you agree.

[ emboldened by the sight of his hat, perhaps, he walks right over, reaching out to plop Kyrie's hat back where it belongs - on top of Kyrie's head. ]

[crowsigliere]

Dammit Lupin, humor him!!

Kyrie doesn't have much time to be disappointed, however, seeing as Lupin's decided they're close enough that he can just?? Reach into his personal space like this???

"...You know, I really ought to shoot you for that."

For what? Mistakenly getting his hat? Returning his hat? Or for being so kind as to put it on for him? Whatever the reason, he's smiling as he says it, cheerful as ever despite the hint of threat in his eye. His hold on the hat in his hands tightens--and briefly, he entertains the thought of throwing it down the street, not unlike a frisbee.

But, after a moment, he reaches up with one hand to adjust the one now safely back on his head... and then, quite simply, shoves Lupin's over his face.

"Thank you! This is a much better view."

[heartsteals]

[ so needlessly violent! He figured Kyrie wouldn't like that, but it's as good a way as any to show him that he's not afraid of him. He's a hard nut to crack, even for Lupin; he's not sure if he's an honest bully who enjoys threatening people, or just someone so painfully bad at socializing that he snaps at everyone to try and protect himself. Caramia is friends with him, but Lupin doesn't know how sharp he is, either. Eventually, he'll figure it out, he's sure.

His sigh can still be heard from behind his hat when Kyrie shoves it in his face, though. ]

You shouldn't threaten people so much. [ grabbing his hat and shifting it up to sit on his head properly, fixing his hair in the meantime. ] Someday, someone's going to take you seriously, and you'll get hurt.